How to ask someone to repeat something you haven't understood or didn't hear clearly.
Key to abbreviations: frm = formal, inf = informal, m = said by men, f = said by women
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| Language | Please say that again |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Sê dit weer, asseblief Herhaal dit, asseblief |
| Albanian (Gheg) | Muni ta përsëritni, ju lutëm? (frm) Mun ta përsëritësh, të lutem? |
| Albanian (Tosk) | Mundeni ta përsërisni, ju lutem? (frm) Mund ta përsërisësh, të lutem? |
| Aleut | Hikuu tataam tii |
| Aklan | Kon mahimo, umana |
| Alsatian | Repeteer noch a Mol |
| Altay | Ойто ло айдып берзер (Ojto lo ajdıp) База катап айдыгар (Baza katap ajdıgar) |
| Amharic | እባክህ ያልከዉን ድገምልኝ። (əbakəh yalkäwn dəgäməlləň) ＞m እባክሽ ያልሽዉን ድገሚልኝ። (əbakəš yalššəwn dəgämilləň ＞f እባካችሁ ያላችሁትን ድገሙልኝ። (ebakaččhu yalaččhuten degämulleñ) - pl እባክዎ ያሉትን ይድገሙልኝ። (ebakwo yaluten yedegämulleñ) - frm |
| Arabic (Egyptian) |
ممكن تقول ثاني؟ m - (mumkin ti'ool taani?) ممكن تقولي ثاني؟ f - (mumkin ti'oolee taani?) |
| Arabic (Lebanese) |
3ida men fadlak |
| Arabic (Modern Standard) |
m (a'id min fadlak!) أعد من فضلك f - (a'īd min fadlik!) أعد من فضلك |
| Arabic (Moroccan) |
('awwedha 'afak) عودها عفاك |
| Aragonese | Puetz repetir-lo, por favor (inf) Puet repetir-lo, por favor (frm) |
| Arapaho | Ce'ínihii |
| Armenian (Western) |
Հաճիս ատիկա կրնա՞ս կրկնել: (Hajees adeega guhrnas guhrgnel?) inf Հաճիս ատիկա կրնա՞ք կրկնել: (Hajees adeega guhrnak guhrgnel?) frm |
| Assamese | অনুগ্ৰহ কৰি আকৌ এবাৰ ক’ব (ônugrôh kôri akow ebar kobo) |
| Asturian | ¿Pue repetir? |
| Atikamekw | Kiapatc peikwa ite |
| Bambara | Segin a kan A fɔ tuguni Ɲɛ n ma i ka segin a kan |
| Bavarian | Bidd šee sog's no a moi (inf) |
| Belarusian | Паўтары, калі ласка (Paŭtary kalі laska) - sg Паўтарыце, калі ласка (Paŭtaryće kalі laska) - pl/frm |
| Bemba | Bwekeshapo |
| Bengali | অনুগ্রহ পূর্বক পুনরায় বলুন। (Ônugrôhô purbôk punoray bôlun) |
| Bhojpuri | तनि दुबारा कह (tani dubaara kaha) |
| Bikol | Paki-otro tabi kan tinaram mo |
| Blaan | Na kun fakay nulit am |
| Breton | Lavar-se en-dro, mar plij |
| Bulgarian | Mоля те, повтори (Molja te povtori) - inf Mоля Ви, повторете (Molja Vi povtorete) - frm Може ли да повторите? (Može li da povtorite?) - inf Може ли да повториш? (Može li da povtoriš?) - frm |
| Burmese | ြပန်ေြဟပါအံုး။ (pyan-pyàw-ba-oùn) |
| Cape Verdean Creole | Torna fla, pur favor |
| Catalan | M'ho pot repetir, sisplau? |
| Central Dusun | Roito po kaagu Obuli ko daa mamarait po kawagu? |
| Chabacano de Zamboanga | Favor, habla otra ves |
| Chechen | Юхаала хьар ахь (Yuxaala ẋar aẋ) |
| Cherokee | ᎠᏏᏇ ᎭᏓ (Asique hada) |
| Chichewa | Chonde mwati bwanji |
| Chinese (Cantonese) |
唔該你講多一次吖? (m̀hgòi néih góng dō yātchi a) 唔該再講 (m̀hgòi joi góng) |
| Chinese (Hakka) |
你可以再講冇？ (ngi2 ko3i1 zai5 gong3 mo?) |
| Chinese (Mandarin) |
麻煩你再説一遍
[麻烦你再说一遍] (máfán nǐ zài shuō yībiàn) 請你再説一次好嗎？ [请你再说一次好吗？] (qǐng nǐ zài shuō yīcì hǎo ma?) |
| Chinese (Shanghainese) |
再讲遍 (Tse gang di) |
| Choctaw | Miha moma |
| Chuukese | Eniwini |
| Cornish | Arta mar pleg |
| Corsican | Pudete ripetela? |
| Cree | ᑮᐦᐟᐙᐧᒼ ᐃᐟᐌ (kîhtwâm itwê) ᑮᐦᐟᐙᐧᒼ ᐃᐟᐎ (kîhtwâm itwî) |
| Cuyonon | Anono dato? (What was that?) Oliten mo, patigayon |
| Czech | Ještě jednou, prosím (inf) Zopakuj to, prosím (inf) Můžeš to zopakovat? (inf) Prosím, řekni to ještě jednou (inf) Prosím zopakuj to ještě jednou (inf) Zopakujte to, prosím (frm) Můžete to zopakovat? (frm) Prosím, zopakujte to ještĕ jednou (frm) Prosím, řekněte to ještě jednou (frm) |
| Danish | Kan du sige det igen? Kan de sige det igen? |
| Dari | لطفآ دوباره بخوانید (Loftân dôbâra becônêd) |
| Dholuo | Nwo |
| Dutch | Kunt u dat herhalen alstublieft? (frm) Kan je dat herhalen alsjeblieft? (inf) |
| Dzongkha | ཡང་བསྐྱར་གསུང་གནང་པ་ཅིན་ ལགས? (Yang char sung nang pa chin la?) |
| Efik | Mbọk fiak tin ise |
| Elfdalian | Beller du sai eð-dar iessn til? |
| Estonian | Kas sa saaksid seda korrata? (inf) Kas te saaksite seda korrata? (frm) |
| Ewe | Meᶑekuku, ga gbloe ake |
| Extremaduran | Haga el favol, me lo vuelva a dizil? (frm) Has el favol, me lo vuelvis a dizil? (inf) |
| Fijian | Tukuna tale mada |
| Finnish | Voitko sanoa uudelleen Sanoisitko uudelleen |
| French | Pouvez-vous répéter, s'il vous plaît ? Pourriez-vous répéter, s'il vous plaît ? |
| Frisian (North - Mooring) | Weesegödj än seed wi |
| Frisian (West) | Sis dat wer, as jo wolle |
| Friulian | Puedistu tornâ a dî? (inf) Puedial tornâ a dî? (frm) |
| Galician | Por favor, pódeme dicir iso outra vez? (frm) Pódesme dicir iso outra vez? (inf) |
| Gascon | E pòs díser un aute còp, en te pregant ? (inf) E podetz díser un aute còp, en ve pregant ? (fr) |
| Georgian | თუ შეიძლება გაიმეორეთ (tu sheidzleba gaimeoret) - frm თუ შეიძლება გაიმეორე (tu sheidzleba gaimeore) - inf |
| German | Können Sie das wiederholen? |
| Greek (Ancient) | Aὖθις ἐξ ἀρχῆς λέγε, ἀντιβολῶ (Aúthis eks arkhēs lége, antibolō) |
| Greek (Modern) | Μπορείτε να επαναλάβετε; (Mporite na epanalavete?) |
| Greenlandic | Uteqqissinnaaviuk? |
| Guaraní | Ere jeý péa |
| Gujarati | તમે મેહેરબાની કરીને ફરીથી બોલશો (Tame meherbani karine farithi bolsho) તમે કૃપા કરીને ફરીથી કેહશો (Tame krupa karine farithi kehsho) |
| Haitian Creole | Ou ka repete souple? |
| Hausa | Dan Allah kara fada |
| Hebrew | תחזור עוד פעם בבקשה! (Tahzor od pa-am be-vakasha!) |
| Hindi | क्या आप इसे दोहरा सकते हैं (Kyā āp issey dohrā saktey hain?) |
| Hmong (White) | Thov hais dua |
| Hungarian | Megismételné? |
| Iban | Nama nya' agi? (What's that again?) Ulih nuan nyebut nya' agi? (Could you say that again?) |
| Icelandic | Gætirðu sagt þetta aftur? Gætirðu endurtekið þetta? |
| Igbo | Biko, kwuo ịhe ahụ ọzọ |
| Iloko | Ulitemman ti imbagam Ibagam man manen |
| Indonesian | Bisa tolong diulangi? |
| Inuktitut | ᐊᑏ ᐅᖃᒃᑲᓐᓂᕆᑦ (Atii uqakkannirit) |
| Iñupiaq | Atii uqatkannigit Taitqikkumiñaqpiuŋ? |
| Irish (Gaelic) | Abair sin arís, le do thoil |
| Italian | Potresti ripetere per favore? (inf) Potrebbe ripeterlo per favore? (frm) |
| Japanese | もう一度、言ってください (mō ichido, itte kudasai) もうひとつ言ってください (mō hitotsu itte kudasai) |
| Kabiye | Tasɩ yɔdυ |
| Kalmyk | Буйн болтха, келсән бас нег давтхнт (Buyn boltxa, kelsän bas neg davtxnt) |
| Kannada | ಇನ್ನೊಮ್ಮೆ ಹೇಳಿ (innomme hēḷi) ಇನ್ನೊಂದ್’ಸಲ ಹೇಳಿ (inn'ond'sala hēḷi) |
| Kashubian | Czë mòżesz pòwtórzëc? |
| Khmer | សូមនិយាយម្តងទៀត (som nĭyéay mtâng tiĕt) |
| Khoekhoe (Nama) | ǁKhawa mî re |
| Kinyarwanda | Subiramo Ushobora gusubiramo? |
| Kiribati | Kan kaokia riki taiaoka |
| Korean | 다시 한번 말씀해주시겠어요? (tashi hanbŏn malssŭmaejushigessŏyo?) |
| Kumyk | Янгыдан айтыгъыз дагъы (Yangıdan aytığız dağı) |
| Kurdish (Kurmanji) | Dîsa bibéje, Jè kerema xwe dîsa bibéje Dîsa bivéje, Jè kerema xwe dîsa bivéje |
| Kurdish (Sorani) | Tikaye, dîsan bîllêrewe |
| Kyrgyz | Кичи пейилдикке, дагы бир ирет кайталасаңыз (Kichi peyildikke, dagy bir iret kaytalasangyz) - sg/frm |
| Ladino | פור פ׳אב׳ור דיזירלו אנקורה (Por favor dizirlo ankora) |
| Lakota Sioux | Akhé eyá yo (m>sg) Akhé eyá ye (f>sg) Akhé eyá po (m>pl) Akhé eyá pe (f>pl) |
| Lao | ກະລຸນາເວົ້າໃໝ່ເບິ່ງດູ (kállunaa wâo mai boeng duu) |
| Latin | Dic iterum sivis Iterum dicere potes? |
| Latvian | Lūdzu, pasakiet to vēlreiz |
| Lingala | Loba lisusu |
| Lithuanian | Gal gali pakartoti? |
| Low Saxon | Kannst dat nochmaal seggen? (inf) Kœnt Se dat noch maal seggen? (frm) |
| Lozi | Ni kupa u bulele hape |
| Luganda | Mwattu kiddemu |
| Lule Sámi | Máhtá gus nuppádis javllat? |
| Macedonian | Те молам повтори (Te molam povtori) - inf Ве молам повторете (Ve molam povtorete) - frm |
| Magahi | जिरी फिर से बोला /d͡ʒɪriː pʰɪr se boːlaː/ |
| Malagasy | Afaka averinao ve azafady? |
| Malay | Tolong ulang sekali lagi Tolong ulang semula Sila ulang |
| Malayalam | ഒന്നുകൂടി പറയാമോ? (onnukōdi parayamō) |
| Maldivian | (Keekey?) ކީކޭ؟ (Adhi ehburu buneba) އަދި އެހބުރު ބުނެބަ |
| Maltese | Erġa għidli jekk jogħġbok Tista terga tirrepeti? |
| Manx (Gaelic) | Abbyr shen reesht, my sailt (sg) Abbyr-shiu shen reesht, my sailliu (pl) |
| Māori | Tēnā koa, kōrero mai anō |
| Marathi | पुन्हा सांगा (punhā sāngā) |
| Marshallese | Bar ba mok |
| Mauritian Creole | U kapave rédire si u plé ? |
| Mongolian | Дахин хэлж өгнө үү? (Dahin helj ügnü üü?) |
| Muscogee (Creek / Seminole) | Hvtvm makvs Hvtvm mahkvs |
| Nahuatl | Ma occepa xitlato |
| Navajo | Ánáádí'ní |
| Ndebele (Northern - Zimbabwe) | Phinda futhi |
| Ndebele (Southern) | Ngibawa ubuyelele lokho |
| Nepali | कृपया आफूलाई दोहोर्याउनुहोस् (kṛpayā āphūlāī dohoryāunuhos) |
| Newari / Nepal Bhasa | हाकनं धयादिसँ ले । (hākanaṅ dhyādisaṁ le) |
| Niuean | Fakmolemole, talahau foki lā |
| Nogai | Кайтарып айтсанъыз экен |
| Northern Sámi | Oktii vel, leage siivui |
| Northern Sotho | Boeletša, hle! A nke o boeletše hle |
| Norwegian | Kan du si det igjen? |
| Occitan | O pòdes tornar dire? (inf) O podètz tornar dire? (frm) |
| Ojibwe | Ikidon miinawaa Zhoobi (Daga) ikidon aabiding miinawaa |
| Omaha | Shi égithoⁿ-a (f) Shi égithoⁿ-ga (f) |
| Oriya | ଦୟାକରି ଆଉଥରେ କୁହନ୍ତୁ (Daẏākāri āuthare kuhantu) |
| Oshiwambo | Oto dulu okwee ndululula? |
| Ossetian | Иу хатт-ма йæ зæгъут, уæ хорзæхæй (Iu xatt-ma jæ zæhut, uæ xorzæxæj) |
| Palauan | Mluut el molekoi |
| Papiamento | Bo por ripiti e mesun cos pami plies Bo por ripiti e mesun cos pami por fabor Porfabor Bo por bisami un biaha mas e mesun cos |
| Persian (Farsi) | مي شه دوباره بگيد؟ (miše dobâre begid?) خواهش مي کنم دوباره تکرار کنيد (khahesh mikonam dobare tekrar konid) inf - میشه دوباره بگی ؟/ میشه دوباره تکرار کنی؟ |
| Pohnpeian | Menlau pwurehng nda |
| Polish | Czy możesz to powtórzyć? |
| Portuguese | Pode repetir isso, por favor? |
| Punjabi | ਦੁਬਾਰਾ ਕਹੋ ਜੀ? / دوبارہ کہو جی؟ (dubārā kahō jī?) |
| Quechua | ¿Yapa chayta rimaykuwankimanchu ¿Huq kuti rimaykuwankimanchu? ¡Allichu, huq kuti rimaway! |
| Romanian | Poți să repeți, te rog? (inf) Puteți să repetați, vă rog? (frm) |
| Romansh | Pudessas ti repeter quai? |
| Russian | Повторите, пожалуйста (Povtorite, pozhalsta) |
| Rusyn | Прóшу вас, повíджте то іщí раз (Promu vas, povidžte to išči raz) Прóшу, повíджте то іщí раз (Promu, povidžte to išči raz) |
| Samoan | Fa'amolemole, toe fai mai lau tala |
| Sanskrit | कृपया पुनर्वदतु (kṛpayā punarvadatu) |
| Sauk | Nâhkachi în inowêno Kenâchi kîhthâkiwâtowe |
| Scottish Gaelic | A can thu sin a-rithist, ma's e do thoil e? (inf) A can sibh sin a-rithist, ma's e bhur toil e? (frm/pl) An abair sin a-rithist thu, ma's e do thoil e? (inf) An abair sin a-rithist sibh, ma's e bhur toil e? (frm/pl) |
| Serrano | Werrawerra'n merch 'amay |
| Shona | Ndinokumbirawo kuti muzvitaure futi |
| Sicilian | Pi fauri, dimmillu arreri Pi fauri, mû dicissi arreri (frm) Pi fauri assa mû dici arreri (frm for elderly people) |
| Sidama | Dawartee yi baallo |
| Sinhala | කරැණාකරල ඒක නැවත කියන්න පුළුවන්ද (karunākarala eka navata kiyanna puluvandha?) |
| Slovak | Môžeš to zopakovať? (inf) Môžete to zopakovať? (frm) Ako prosím? (in hurry) |
| Somali | Fadlan ku celi |
| Spanish | ¿Me lo puede repetir, por favor? ¿Puede repetirlo, por favor? |
| Sundanese | Tiasa diulang deui? |
| Swazi | Ngicela uphindze |
| Swedish | Förlåt? Ursäkta? Förlåt, vad sa du? |
| Tagalog | Pakiúlit mo yon |
| Tahitian | Tapiti na pa'i |
| Tajik | Илтимос, такрор кунед (Iltimos, takror kuned) |
| Tamil (formal) | திரும்ப சொல்லுங்கள் (thirumba sollungal) [ml] [fm] |
| Tamil (informal) | திரும்ப சொல்லுங்க (thirumba sollunga) [fm] |
| Tatar | Qabatlıyalır idígízmí? |
| Telugu | దయచేసి మళ్లీ చెప్పండి (dhayachaesi mallee cheppaṅdi) |
| Tetum | Favor ida bele dehan fali Favor ida bele repete fali |
| Thai | พูดอีกทีได้ไหม (pôot èek tee dâai măi) |
| Tibetan | དེ་ཡང་སྐྱར་གསུང་རོགས་གནང་། (te yâng-kyar soong rog nâng?) |
| Tigrinya | እስከ ድገመለይ (Eske Digemeley) m/sg እስከ ድገምለይ (Eske Digemiley) f/sg |
| Tokelauan | Fakamolemole, toe lea mai ake |
| Tok Pisin | Tokim gen |
| Tongan | Fakamolemole toe tala mai |
| Tsonga | Ni kombela u vula sweswo nakambe |
| Tswana | Ke kopa o boeletse gape |
| Turkish | Bir daha söyler misiniz? |
| Turkmen | Gaýtalaň |
| Tuvaluan | Fakamolemole, toe fakafoki aka au pati. |
| Twi | Mepa wo kyɛw, wobɛtumi aka no bio? |
| Ukrainian | Повторіть, будь ласка (Povtorít' bud'láska) |
| Urdu | کیا آپ اسے دوبارہ کہسکتےہیں؟ (kya ap ise dobarah keh saktay hain?) |
| Uyghur | (Yänä bir qetim däng) يەنە بىر قېتىم دەڭ |
| Venda | Ndi humbela uri vha dovholole |
| Veps | Toštkat hillemba, olgat hüväd |
| Vietnamese | Bạn có thể nhắc lại được không ? |
| Võro | Pallõsiq ütleq tuud viilkõrd |
| Wayuu | Kamanee pia, püma türa püchukua |
| Welsh | Dywedwch hynny unwaith eto, os gwelwch yn dda (frm) Dywed hynny unwaith eto, os gweli di'n dda (inf) Unwaith eto, os gweli di'n dda (inf) |
| Flemish (West) | Ziej ’t zee(k)r |
| West Kayah (Red Karen) | ꤋꤛꤢꤞꤢꤧꤘꤥ꤭ ꤟꤢꤩ ꤕꤟꤥ ꤒꤣ꤬ꤟꤢꤦ꤬ [kʰjaθɛdo³ he po̤ tə¹hɯ¹] |
| Westrobothnian | Kundu segge ejenn? |
| Wolof | Ndax mën nga ko waxaat su la neexee? |
| Xhosa | Ndicela uphinde (sg) Khawuphinde utsho (sg) |
| Yiddish | ביטע זאָג יענס נאָך אַ מאָל (Bite zog yens nokh a mol) ביטע זאָג יענס איבער (Bite zog yens iber) |
| Yoruba | Jọwọ, tun un sọ |
| Yucatec Maya | Ka a'alé |
| Zazaki | Hewne vac |
| Zulu | Ukwazi ukukuthi futhi na? |
| Auxiliary and constructed languages | |
|---|---|
| Esperanto | Bonvolu ripeti tion |
| Interlingua | Dice lo de novo, per favor |
| Lojban | cusku krefu pe'u |
| Volapük | Dönuolös atosi, begö! |
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